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Amorphous |
lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless |
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Ascetic |
a person who dedicates their life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-mortification for religious reasons. or a person who leads an austerely simple life, especially one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies himself or herself material satisfaction. |
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Assiduous |
constant; unremitting: |
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Aver |
to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner. |
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Cessation |
a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance: |
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Decorum |
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc. or the quality or state of being decorous, or exhibiting such dignified propriety; orderliness; regularity. |
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Denizen |
an inhabitant; resident. |
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Doggerel |
comic or burlesque, and usually loose or irregular in measure. Could be rude; crude; poor. |
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Equanimity |
mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium. |
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Facile |
moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: easily done, agreeable. |
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Guile |
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity. |
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Iniquity |
gross injustice or wickedness. could be a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin. |
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Inordinate |
not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: unrestrained in conduct, feelings, etc. disorderly; uncontrolled. |
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Mercurial |
changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted. |
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Pecuniary |
of or relating to money: consisting of or given or exacted in money or monetary payments: (of a crime, violation, etc.) involving a money penalty or fine. |
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Proffered (Proffer) |
to put before a person for acceptance; offer. the act of proferring. an offer or proposal. |
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Proteges (Protege) |
a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare. |
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Sanguine |
cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: blood-red. having blood as the predominating humor and consequently being ruddy-faced, cheerful, etc. |
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Seraphic |
acting like one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6. acting as a member of the highest order of angels, often represented as a child's head with wings above, below, and on each side. |
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Tenable |
capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute: capable of being occupied, possessed, held, or enjoyed, as under certain conditions: |
